Confucian Cynicism

I like Confucius. He's a clever chap. But my respect of him is sometimes overcome by my cynicism. I try to quash it. But I can't.


Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.
- But you still might have a bastard commute on the Northern line


If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.
- They do in America


Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
- Especially when it’s a silent fart


Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
- I take it he hadn’t seen any of these cats


To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
- Buzz Lightyear’s a bit fucked then